Vickilyn Reynolds

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Vickilyn Reynolds
Born (1955-06-02) June 2, 1955 (age 68)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Actress, singer

Vickilyn Reynolds (born June 2, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film and television actress and singer.

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Formative years

Born on June 2, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Reynolds is a Philadelphia performing arts school graduate and a member of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority. She and her brother, Ron Richardson, grew up watching musicals, films and the Philadelphia area's annual Miss America pageants. He convinced her to choose a career the arts instead of nursing, and later went on himself to win the 1985 Tony Award for best supporting actor in a musical for his performance in Big River . [1] [2] [3] Their older brother, the Rev. W. Franklyn Richardson, became pastor of the Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, New York. [4]

Their father worked in the meat-packing industry; their mother operated a beauty salon from their home for thirty years. [5]

Career

Reynolds first appeared on television in 1987 where she appeared on Kate & Allie , the following year (1988) she had appeared in two films, Crossing Delancey and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka . She also appeared in the movie Friday as Smokey's mother Joann.

In 1990, she was cast in a new CBS television series, Sugar and Spice , as an orphaned teenager living with two aunts. [6] [7] [8] [9]

In 1998, she appeared in the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival production of Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk. [10] Cast in the Broadway production of Smoky Joe's Cafe , she subsequently performed in a solo, cabaret-style appearance at The Cinegrill in Hollywood in August 1999. [11]

In 2000, Reynolds appeared in the TheatreWorks production of John Henry Redwood's play, The Old Settler, at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, California. [12] [13] In 2003, she was cast in a television commercial for the Saturn Corporation.

Reynolds has recently appeared on American Dreams in the episode "Beyond the Wire". She last appeared on television in 2005 where she played a talk show host in the film When Do We Eat? . Reynolds has also appeared on 227 , a television show.

Further expanding her range, Reynolds wrote the music and words of Hattie McDaniel: What I Need You to Know, and then starred in the leading role of McDaniel, who was the first African-American to win an Oscar. The musical was booked at multiple theatres across the United States between 2008 and 2018, including the National Black Theatre in Manhattan, the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Santa Monica, California, and the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. [14] [15] [16]

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ Dale, Steve. "'Big River' flows into town with Tony-winner Richardson." Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Tribune, February 28, 1986, Section 7, p. 5 (subscription required).
  2. ↑ Gussow, Mel. "Ron Richardson Is Dead at 43; Won a Tony in 'Big River' Role." New York, New York: The New York Times, April 6, 1995 (subscription required).
  3. ↑ "AIDS Claims Tony Award Winner Ron Richardson." Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News, April 6, 1995.
  4. ↑ Kramer, Peter D. "Giving a pioneer actress her due." White Plains, New York: The Journal News, August 17, 2008, pp. E1, E5 (subscription required).
  5. ↑ Gussow, "Ron Richardson Is Dead at 43; Won a Tony in 'Big River' Role," The New York Times, April 6, 1995.
  6. ↑ "Ponca City Is Site for New TV Series." Henryetta, Oklahoma: Daily Free-Lance, March 27, 1990, p. 1 (subscription required).
  7. ↑ "Entertainment Notes: 'Sugar & Spice' Sitcom to Be Set in Ponca City." Tulsa, Oklahoma: Tulsa World, March 29, 1990, p. C5 (subscription required).
  8. ↑ "Notes and news." Bradenton, Florida: The Bradenton Herald, December 24, 1989, p. 20 (subscription required).
  9. ↑ Goudas, John N. "'Uncle Buck' headed to star in CBS series." Alexandria, Louisiana: The Town Talk, December 9, 1989, p. 40 (subscription required).
  10. ↑ Isherwood, Charles. "Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk." Los Angeles, California: Variety, March 12, 1998.
  11. ↑ "Cabarets." Los Angeles, California: LA Weekly, August 13-19, 1999, p. 104 (subscription required).
  12. ↑ "Theater." San Francisco, California: The San Francisco Examiner, July 28, 2000, p. C16 (subscription required).
  13. ↑ Hurwitt, Robert. "TheatreWorks gives Redwood's fable an expert telling." San Francisco, California: The San Francisco Examiner, July 24, 2000, p. D7 (subscription required).
  14. ↑ Kramer, "Giving a pioneer actress her due," The Journal News, August 17, 2008, pp. E1, E5.
  15. ↑ "Openings." Los Angeles, California: The Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2013, p. E13 (subscription required).
  16. ↑ "Events." San Francisco, California: San Francisco Examiner, June 17, 2018, p. A16 (subscription required).
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